Electric locomotive.



A. F. BATCHELDER. ammo L'ocomonvs. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. I916. I1,189,341. Patented July 4, 1916.

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ln-virfvtor: Had fi -Batcheldewj Ase r. ea'rcimminnor SCHENECTADY, NEWYORK, nssmnon TO GENERAL ELECTRIC To all hqm it may concern."

Be it known that 1, Ass F. BATCHELDERpa citizen of the United States,residing at Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady,

State of NewYork,liave invented certain newand useful Improvements inElectric "Locomotives, of which the following is a specification.-

My invention relates to electric locomotives and particularly to theconstruction and arrangement of the c'abs of such'loco-" motives.

The main object of my "invention is a novel constructionand arrangementof such cabs in which portions ofthe controlling apparatus including'the resistance sections and "the contactors, are housed in a Centralcompartment of the cab with passage-ways about the compartment,theresistance sec'- tio'ns being located in the bottom of thecompartment and the contactors above the resistance sections. "With thisarrangement of these portions of. the controlling apparatus all dangerof the operators of the locomotive coming in contacttherewith in passingthrough the cab of the locomotive is removed. By providing doors in thesidewallsof the compartment, access may be had to the resistancesections and the contactors so that'they may be conveniently inspectedand removed from Within the cab, and by providing a passage way in thecom partment betwee'nthe contactors they may also be inspected fromvthis passage way.

Furthermore, my arrangementof this per-1 tion of the controllingapparatus permits the resistance sections thereof to' be efficientlycooled by natural ventilation as will be here inatter pointed out.

The various features of novelty which characterize my invention arepointed out with particularity in the claims anneXedto and forming apart-of this specification.

For-a better understandingof my invention reference may be had to theiollowing description taken in connection with the ace companyingdrawings n which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation, with partsremoved, of a locomotive embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a section theline 2.-?. of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 tion on the line 3-3 of Fig. '1.

Referring tothe drawing, 4, tare trucks on which the locomotive cab ismounted. in

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any well known and usual manner. The cab has a floor 5,-side-walls 6;endwalls 7 pro vided with doors 8, and a roof'9l In the cab is a centralcompartment which has sidewalls 10 parallel with but spaced from theside-walls 6 of the cab so as to form passageways 11 between thecompartment and the side-walls of the cab. This compartment containsresistance sections 12' and contac-- tors 13"of the controllingapparatus. The resistance sections 12 are located in the bottom'of thecompartment and the'conta'ctors 153 are located in the compartment abovethe resistance sections and are separated therefrom.by apartit'ion 14.The' contactors are preferably *placed in .rows on both sides ofthecompartment with a passage way 15 between' them, the arc chutes 16 ofthose on one side facing the arc chutes 16 of those on the'other side..Doors 17 and 18 are pro-.

vided'in the side-walls of the compartment.

The doors 17 give the operators access to .1 specification of LettersPatent:- .Paltented July 4, 11 916. e neanmimeamarcnie,191s. Serial N 6;84324;"

on one side facing the are chutes of those on the other with apassageway between them,-

a large arcing space is provided in front of the contactors and byproviding openings at the endsof the compartment-to the passage-;

way .15, access is given .to the contactors for their inspection andrepair. Doors 19 may be provided at the ends of the passageway 15.

It will be noted from Fig.3 of the drawing' that the portion of the roofof the cab'over' the passage ways 11 is lower than the portion of theroof over the central compartment," wiiidows 20 'being provided in theside-walls of the compartment, above the portionof the roof overthe"passage ways and windows 21 in the side-Walls of the cab adjacent tothe passage-Ways 11. The windows 20 permit light to enter the centralcompartment so that the operators may, during the daytime, work in thecentralcompartment without artificial light and the windows 21 in theside-walls of the cab permit the operators to work on the rheostatsections 12 and the connections of the contactors 13 in the same way.

Ventilating flues 23 are connected to the bottom portion of the centralcompartment and extend upwardly through the roof of the cab. The floorof the cab beneath the resistance sections has openings 24 thereinthrough which air from the outside of the locomotive is drawn byconvection .to cool the resistancelsections, the heated air passing outthrough the By placing the resistance sections in the bottom of thecompartment and-extending the ventilating lines 23 upward through theroof of the locomotive it is possible to make this .flue of considerablelength and consequentlythere will be a good, natural draft ofventilating air over the resistance sections.

The locomotive, .illustrated in the drawings, has at one end a motormanscompartment separated from the rest of the cab by a wall 25 and doors26. This compartment contains the master controller 27 and the air brakemotormans valves 28. There is also shown in this compartment aheater 29for heating the motormans compartu ment. Between the motormanscompartment and the central compartment of the cab is an inclosed spacewhich contains a water tank 30 on which is mounted a motor generator 31,this motor generator set is used in the control tors of the locomotive.The fan 32 draws air. from outside the locomotive through louvres 33 inthe side-walls 6 of the cab. This portion of the cab also contains partsof the controlling apparatus, such as a motor operated controller 35 andswitches 36.

' ing the train.

At the other end of the locomotive there is an uninclosed space whichcontains a steam boiler 37 and a fuel tank 38 therefor. The steam boiler37 obtains water from the water tank 30, and supplies steam for heat- Inthis portion of the locomotive is also located air compressors 39 forsupplying compressed air to. the air brake system and a high tensionswitch compartment 40 together with a lightning arr'ester or reactor 41.Fastened on the ends of the central compartment are sand boxes 42. It'

sand boxes are adflues 23, the sand dry without extra will be noted thatthese jacent the ventilating therein being thus kept heating apparatus.

'I desire it to be understood that my in 'vention is not limited to theparticular arrangement herein shown and described, and

aun in the-appended claims to cover all modifications which do notdepart from the spiritand scope of my invention.

at claim as new and desire to seventilating flues 23$ sistance sectionsand system of the locomotive and drives a fan 32 for ventilating the moI side-walls of the cab of said controlling apparatus having side-Patent of the United nation" with controlling apparatus thereforcomprising resistance sections and contactors, of a cab having a floor,side-walls, and a roof, a central compartment having sidewalls parallelwith but spaced from the. side-walls of the cab and thereby formingpassage-ways between said compartment and the side-walls of the cab,said resist ance sections being located in the bottom of saidcompartment, said contactors being located in said compartment abovesaid reseparated therefrom by a partition.

2. In an electricv locomotive, the combination with controllingapparatus therefor comprisingresistance sections and contactors, ofa cabhaving a floor, side-walls, and

1 a roof, a centralcompartment having sidewallsrparallel with but spacedfrom the side-walls of the cab and thereby forming passage-ways betweensaid compartment andthe sideewalls of the cab, said resistance sectionsbeing located in the bottom of said compartment, saidvconta'ctors beinglocated in said compartment above said resistance sectionsand'sepa'rated therefrom by a partition, said contactors being placed inrows on both sides of said compartment with a passage-way between them,the arc. chutes of those on one side facing the arc chutes of those onthe other side. v

3. In an electric locomotive, the combination with controlling apparatustherefor comprising resistance sections and contactors, of a cab havinga floor, side-walls, and a roof, a central compartment having side'-walls parallel with but spaced from the sidewalls of the cab and therebyforming passageways between said compartment and the said resistancesections being located in the bottom of said compartment, saidcontactors being located in'said compartment above said resistancesections and separated therefrom by a partition, said contactors beingplaced in rows on both sides of said compartment with a passagewaybetween them, the arc chutes of those on one side facingthe arc chutesof those on the other side, and doors in the side Walls of saidcompartment for giving access to said resistance sections and to theconnections of said contactors.

4. In an electric locomotive, the combination with controlling apparatustherefor, of a cab having a floor, side-walls, and a roof, a centralcompartment for containing parts walls parallel with but spaced from thesidewalls of the cab, and thereby forming passageways between saidcomp'artmentsand the side-walls of the cab and doors in the side-wallsof, said compartment for giving-180.

access to said controlling apparatus from aid passage-ways, the portionof said roof =2 said cab over said passageways being ower than theportion of said roof over aid central compartment, windows in theids-walls of said compartment and above he portion of the roof over saidpassageways, and windows in the side-walls of said cab adjacent saidpassage-ways.

5. In an electric locomotive, the combina tion with controllingapparatus therefor comprising resistance sections and contactors, of acab having a floor, side-walls, and a roof, 3, central com artmenthaving sidewalls pareilel with bl paced from the sideis of the cab andthereby forming pas e-ways .lietween said compartment and side-walls ofthe cab said resistance sections being located in the bottom of saidcompartment, said contactors being located said compartment above saidresistance ns and separated therefrom by a pari, ventilating fiuesconnected to the porsuidcompartment containing the re e sections andextending upwhrdly gh the roof of said cab, the floor of 1b beneath theresistance being tied with openings whereby cooling air uiates over saidresistance Sections and trio locomotive, the combination withcontroiling apparatus therefor comprising resistance sections andcontacwrath Pin tors cab havinga door side-walls, and a roo centralcompartment having side walls iiel with but spaced from the sidewalls ecab and thereby forming pass ween said compartment and oi? the cab saidresistance seclocated in the bottom of said said contactors beinglocated rtinentabove said resistance narated therefrom by aparactorsbeing placed in rows Whereby cooling air circulates over saidresistance sections and out through said ventilating flues. v

'7. in an electric locomotive, the combination with controllingapparatus therefor comprising resistance sections and contactors, of acab having a floor, side-walls, and

a roofi a central compartment Having sidewalls parallel with but spacedfrom the sidewalls of the cab and thereby forming passage-Ways betweensaid compartment and l the side-Walls of the cab, said resistancesections being located in the bottom of said compartment, saidcontactors being located in said compartment above said resistancesections and separated therefrom by a partitio'n, said contactors beingplaced in rows on both sides of said compartment with a passage-Waybetween them, the arc chutes of those on one side facing the arc chutesof those on the other side, doors in the side Walls of said compartmentfor giving access to said resistance sections and to the connections ofsaid contactors, and ventilating fines connecting to the portion of saidcompartment containing the resistance sections and extending upwardlythrough the roof of' Said cab, the floor of said cab beneath the resistance sections being provided with openings whereby cooling aircirculates over said resistance sections and out throughsaid'ventilating fines. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my handthis 15th day of March, 1916.

ASA F. BATCHELDER.

